Got caught speeding in the netherlands, should I pay my 250 euros fine received by post or can I ignore them?

Question

137km/h instead of 100km/h. I go back every 6 months for work via...belgium. I have a french driving licence but I am a UK resident.

I was driving a rental car with a dutch plate.

thanks!

Answer 1

1st read the law about duth, then ask a dutch solitor,

btw, i would say if u are not goin abck then do as u please, btu seein as u work their for 6months at a time, i would say that u are dumb,

btw, do u want to swap jobs, i would give my nuts to work their for 6months

Answer 2

A Belgian friend of mine is serving 6 months in a German jail for not paying his speed tickets in Germany.

He was caught through a random check and brought in front of a judge the same day.

The saddest thing is he still has to pay the fines. :-))

Answer 3

You are part of the EU. Go pay your fine, or it may get worse.

Answer 4

If you got a belgian, spanish, french or italian ticket you can ignore it, but you shouldn't ignore a Dutch one. They will ask the rental company for your name and documents and next time you got caught you have to pay it directly to the Police.

Answer 5

You may ignore it, but next time you plan to visit any Schengen country, you may be requested to pay your fine prior to be granted access. The Schengen agreement does not only ease travelling but also includes a judicial cooperation. The United Kingdom does not take part at the Schengen Agreement concerning travelling, but judicial and police cooperation are fully implemented.

I'm not sure whether your offense is subject to be registered, but it may be possible.

Answer 6

Just another belated answer saying the same based on experience. A friend of mine from the UK got a fine and ignored it while here in NL.  However they got a nice letter some months later with the added costs of increments (the longer you take to pay it here, the more expensive it gets) plus a subsantial fee for international baliffs.

Given that normal baliffs are expensive, you can only guess at the costs of international ones!

Being a rental car will not actually help your cause. The fine will go to them first. They will give your address/credit card details and a new request willbe issued directly (I received a fine via my company for a rental car, but it was for another employee as it was a different date), so have first hand experience of this!

In NL it's fast becoming the case for all major roads that you simply cannot speed without getting caught (new camera's e.g. in the barriers of the motorway which are impossible to see in advance) ensure that!

Answer 7

If I were you I would pay up, The last couple of years have seen a big increase in 'cross border' reciprocal agreements, which means that road traffic offences are no longer looked upon as something not worth chasing up.

Just to 'rub it in a bit' --- I think you were pushing it more than a little at more than 33% above the limit.

Answer 8

Haha, don't ignore it, the rental car company will just charge you for it on your credit card, and you could end up spending a whole lot more.

And the next time, don't be such a wanker when you're behind the wheel of a car. You could end up as roadkill yourself.  

Answer 9

The EU countries signed an accord last year that enables their individual law enforcement agencies to pursue non payment of fines in other EU countries. They can also now prosecute you for offences committed in one country eg Netherlands in your country of residence. If you do not pay you could face prosecution and demerit points plus costs. Advice is to pay it before it gets worse

Incidentally - if you are a permanent UK resident you would have only 3 months to exchange your French driving licence for a UK one. Although all EU licences are valid in all EU countries, when you become resident you are legally obliged to exchange your licence within this time, if not, you loose your entitlement to drive and would have to resit a driving examination. The exchange is free.